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Walter Rx Leica diopter correction lens

At last there is a solution for those who use Leica rangefinder cameras and suffer from astigmatism. The Leica astigmatism rotating eyepiece diopter correction lens, fits rangefinder M9-P M9 M8 digital M7 M6 M5 M4 M3 M2 leitz analog cameras. It has always been a bone of contention and an uncomfortable exercise to take photographs if you have the disadvantage of wearing glasses. The dilemma is even worse if you suffer from astigmatism. Finally there is a solution. The Walter RX eyepiece ®. This is an ingenious little device that solves two big problems. Your optical deficiency being diopter correction and astigmatism correction lens.

Now using this device on your Leica….

you are able to put your eye up close to the eyepiece. Allowing you to see the full frame lines, including the 28mm frameline clearly in the finder and in the case of the Leica M9-P, Leica M9 or Leica M8, Leica M7, Leica M6, M6 TTL, M6J you can clearly also see the illumination arrows indicating the exposure. Obviously this is crucial for perfect ergonomics and correct photography and exposure. The eyepiece is hand made from solid brass with a matt black coating to match the Leica cameras. The eyepiece contains your personal lens matching your prescription of the eye you use to take pictures with.

The real ingenious part of this accessory is that the Leica M Walter RX eyepiece ® is engineered to always stay in a horizontally aligned position. Mounted on a high quality, German engineered, freely rotating ball bearing, the eyepiece will always fall back to the same horizontal position with ease, no matter what angle you hold the camera. Whether taking a portrait or landscape picture, or any position in between, rest assured, your Walter RX eyepiece ® will always self orientate back to a horizontal position. Now you have the luxury of removing your spectacles altogether when you are taking pictures. No more tilting your head in awkward neck breaking position and squinting your eyes to try and align the rangefinder in the view finder.

It’s a simple accessory that solves a complicated problem. This device will improve your ability to focus accurately and frame your picture correctly. Also being able to see the exposure arrows in detail, it will improve the general exposure of your pictures.